Idioventricular Rhythm in Cats
 
Irregular heartbeats occur when the sinus node's conduction impulses are blocked or inhibited from reaching the ventricles, resulting in indioventricular rhythm. Sometimes the ECG reading will show a cat's heart beat rate at less than 100 beats per minute (bpm) (the normal rate for a cat is 110-130 bpm).
 
This electrical conduction system generates electrical impulses (waves), which propagate throughout the musculature of the heart, stimulating the heart's muscles to contract and push blood through the interior arteries and out into the body. ...read more